Career Profiles
Thinking of a career involving in Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths? Below is some useful advice from people who have already been in your place.
What do scientists actually do? What is it like being a scientist?
What do scientists actually do? What is it like being a scientist? Most television science reports on completed work, and usually features the senior scientific figures that spearhead it. But real science is a rather different beast.
Sarah - Marine biologist
Sarah was always more interested in sciences, especially biology, than other subjects. She chose to study marine biology at university because specialising seemed a better career move and she had always "had close links with the marine environment and enjoyed activities like diving and sailing."
Juliet Kingsnorth - Graduate Trainee, Rolls-Royce
Juliet Kingsnorth is on the graduate engineering scheme at Rolls-Royce plc, where she is completing a series of placements giving her experience of several areas of the business, including design, manufacture, business and other more specific engineering roles.
